Invicta FC: Phoenix Rising Series 1 Results – Brianna van Buren wins tournament and strawweight title
Invicta FC kicked off their first one-night tournament on Friday with Invicta FC: Phoenix Rising Series 1 in Kansas City, Kansas. The event featured a strawweight tournament to crown a new Invicta FC strawweight champion.
Eight women competed in one-round bouts in the quarterfinal and semi-final rounds. Kailin Curran and Juliana Lima advanced to the semi-finals via split decision wins. Brianna van Buren scored the first finish of the tournament stopping Manjit Kolekar by armbar to secure her spot in the semi-finals. The submission win gained her the luxury of getting to pick her next round opponent. Sharon Jacobson moved to the semi-finals by defeating Amber Brown in a grappling heavy bout.
In the semi-finals, van Buren chose to meet Juliana Lima leaving Kailin Curran to take on Sharon Jacobson. Van Buren advanced to the tournament finals by defeating Lima by unanimous decision. She was able to secure takedowns and rack up points with strikes from the top position. In the other semi-final bout, Curran got past Jacobson by unanimous decision after a back-and-forth battle.
Curran and van Buren met in the main event and tournament finals with the vacant strawweight title on the line. Van Buren came out aggressively with strikes and quickly took Curran down. She controlled the entire opening round from top position landing punches and elbows.
In the second round, van Buren secured an early takedown and picked up where she left off in the first frame. She advanced to the mount position and landed hard elbows forcing Curran to roll and give up her back. Van Buren locked on a rear-naked choke that eventually led to the tap out.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
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